First Foundation $1 Million Nonprofit Initiative Benefits Orange County Organizations

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"Each submission pulled on our heartstrings or shared our passion for supporting the communities we serve. We focused on choosing the organizations that we knew that our team’s efforts could assist to measurably affect change, fundraising efforts, heighten awareness, improve board participation or achieve the nonprofit’s other goals."

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Foundation recently announced that Families Forward, Irvine; Human
Options, Irvine; Royal Family Kids, Irvine; and THINK Together, Santa
Ana; four local nonprofits in Orange County, are the recipients of the
company’s 2014 “Supporting Our Communities” initiative. Each
organization will receive a combination of a cash grant of up to $5,000
to be applied to implement any of its capacity-building programs, as
well as up to 20 hours of consulting services or interactive workshops
and seminars, selected by the recipient.

In December 2013, the firm invited nonprofit organizations in its
operating regions to apply for the initiative. “We received 142
applications this year that made our judging committee’s job very
difficult,” said Scott Kavanaugh, CEO of First Foundation. “Each
submission pulled on our heartstrings or shared our passion for
supporting the communities we serve. We focused on choosing the
organizations that we knew that our team’s efforts could assist to
measurably affect change, fundraising efforts, heighten awareness,
improve board participation or achieve the nonprofit’s other goals.”

First Foundation’s “Supporting Our Communities” program is designed to
enhance the organizational strength and capacity of local charities. The
combined value of the firm’s support of the communities it serves is $1
million over two years.

“We are honored to work with these dedicated organizations, which bring
tangible benefits to our communities. First Foundation team members
stand ready to support important causes,” Mr. Kavanaugh concluded.

About First Foundation

First Foundation, a financial institution founded in 1990, provides
integrated investment management, wealth planning, consulting, trust and
banking services. The company is headquartered in Irvine with offices in
Irvine, Newport Beach, Pasadena, West Los Angeles, San Diego, Palm
Desert and the Imperial Valley in California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. For
more information, please visit our website at www.ff-inc.com.